Água Branca Mine Tourmaline Minas Gerais, Brazil 13.48g

Água Branca Mine Tourmaline Minas Gerais, Brazil 13.48g Agua Branca tourmalines, specifically elbaite tourmaline from Agua Branca, Brazil, are known for their vibrant, multicolored hues and the ability to be left as-is or faceted into gemstones. They are highly sought after due to their impressive color zoning and intensity. Etsy notes that specimens from Agua Branca often display darker zones at the crystal’s termination, leading to intense saturation on the top view. FossilEra says the tourmaline has a mottled mixture of green hues throughout the crystal, and it has been mounted on an acrylic display base for aesthetic presentation. Etsy notes that blue tourmaline is a tool for spiritual practitioners, while Angara says tourmaline has emotional healing properties, promoting self-confidence and love. Angara says tourmaline also soothes the heart and regulates the nervous and endocrine systems. Elaborating on the properties: Color Variety: Elbaite tourmaline, found in Agua Branca, displays a wide array of colors, including pink (rubellite), green (verdelite), blue (indicolite), and colorless (achroite), among others. Color Zoning: Specimens from Agua Branca often exhibit distinctive color zoning, where the color intensity changes across the crystal, sometimes with darker zones at the terminations, Etsy says. Crystal Structure: Elbaite tourmaline can form as stubby, elongated prismatic crystals, sometimes with striations, or in botryoidal, columnar, or radiating aggregates. Physical Properties: Elbaite tourmaline is a relatively hard gemstone, with a Mohs hardness of 7-7.5, The Sapphire Merchant says. Healing Properties: Tourmaline, in general, is believed to have emotional healing properties, promoting balance and clarity, while blue tourmaline is thought to aid in spiritual practices and psychic abilities,.